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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1759 The Prince of AbissiniaLondon: 1759The second edition of Samuel Johnson's popular novel, this edition published only a few weeks after the first edition.
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1785 The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.London: 1785A delightful single volume edition of the poems of Dr Johnson, published the year after Johnson's death and featuring the first appearance of 'Irene'.
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1840 Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations Of The WorldLondon : 1840A charming copy of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels handsomely bound in a morocco binding.
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1812 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A TaleLondon : 1812A beautiful leather bound pocket size edition of Samuel Johnson's earliest work.
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1727 A Tale of a TubLondon: 1727An early edition of Jonathan Swift's popular satirical work, an entertaining parody with illustrations.
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1749 Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: 1749E. M. Forster's personal copy of the very scarce fifth edition of Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'.
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1810 The Lives of the Most Eminent English PoetsLondon: 1810Samuel Johnson's famous biographical sketches of many eminent poets, a new edition in three volumes.
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1801-1811 The Works of Samuel Johnson in Fourteen VolumesLondon: 1801-1811A new edition of the works of Samuel Johnson complete in fourteen uniform leather bound volumes.
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1841 2 Vols The Works of Jonathan SwiftLondon : 1841A lovely complete two volume set of The Works of Jonathan Swift.
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1925 Selected EssaysLondon: 1925The Golden Cockerell limited edition copy of selected essays by Jonathan Swift, a nice work with wood engravings.
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1970 A Tale of a Tub: To Which is Added The Battle of the Books and The Mechanical Operation of the SpiritLondon : 1970A smart limited edition reprint of Jonathan Swift's first and best satirical work, A Tale of a Tub.
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1793 A Selection from the Harleian Miscellany of TractsLondon: 1793The first abridged edition of this fascinating and scarce collection of religious and political tracts, edited by Dr Johnson and William Oldys.
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1920 Gulliver's TravelsLondon and New York: 1920A delightfully illustrated edition of Jonathan Swift's popular satire, with plates in colour and vignettes by Jean de Bosschere.
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Signed1917 Aphorisms on Authors and Their WaysLondon: 1917The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author.
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1927 Polite Conversation in Three DialoguesLondon: 1927A scarce reprint of Swift's treatise, a satirical commentary on upper class conversation.
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1992-4 The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1992-4A lovely collection of the letters of the monumental Samuel Johnson, documenting his life in fascinating detail, illustrated throughout.
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1752 Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr Jonathan SwiftLondon: 1752The fourth edition of this early biography of Jonathan Swift. Boyle's work was the first to give account of Swift's life and work.